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Verizon Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, Moto E5 Play, and LG K20 V Updated With July Security Patch

Tim August 2, 2018

Verizon is shipping out updates this week to owners of Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, Moto E5 Play, and LG's K20 V. Each update contains July's security patch. For build numbers you'll see following the updates, Galaxy S7 will have R16NW.G930VVRS4CRG2, S7 Edge...

PUBG Mobile Gets Mission Impossible: Fallout Makeover With New Music and In-Game Challenges

Tim August 2, 2018

PUBG Mobile is teaming up with Mission Impossible: Fallout this week, offering players a new in-game experience. Starting today, players will be introduced to new background music (think Mission Impossible theme song), as well as customizable parachutes to...

The Never-Ending Story of Android

Kellen August 2, 2018

Think this Tweet and reply sums up a big part of Android's history pretty nicely. https://twitter.com/mLive2018/status/1025044708203159552

Android P Launch Date Set for August 20, According to evleaks

Tim August 2, 2018

According to @evleaks, Android P has an official launch date set for this month, August 20 to be exact. How exciting. Due to this news, allow me to give you a quick history of Android P. Google launched the first Developer Preview for Android 9.0 in early...

Moment Pro Camera Adds Pixel Visual Core Support

Kellen August 2, 2018

The Moment Pro camera app picked up an update this week that introduced HDR+ action on Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL devices, thanks to new support for the Pixel Visual Core chip inside each. This should lead to HDR photos taken in a way that you might find in the...

T-Mobile Doesn’t Plan to Raise Prices of Its Unlimited Plan

Kellen August 2, 2018

After delivering its "best Q2 ever" and adding more postpaid phone customers than rivals, T-Mobile says that it has no plans to start charging you more for service. Unlike Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint, who have all tweaked, added to, or increased pricing of...

That Turing Scam Company Has Another Scam Phone You Should Avoid

Tim August 1, 2018

In August of 2015, pre-orders opened for Turing Phone, a phone with a frame said to be made of Liquidmorphium (some new liquid metal that's stronger than steel and titanium). Long after delays and buzz from the media, including us because we were once naive...

JBL’s Link View Smart Display Up for Pre-Order

Kellen August 1, 2018

If you weren't a fan of the Lenovo Smart Display that released last week and were interested in other offerings, like the one that JBL showed off back at CES, your time has come (almost). The JBL Link View is now up for pre-order! JBL's version of a smart...

Galaxy S26 Ultra Lookin’ Round and Wobbly

Kellen December 30, 2025

The Galaxy S26 Ultra should arrive in the coming weeks, assuming Samsung sticks to a familiar timeline. It has launched...

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Current Galaxy Z TriFold Pricing Has Samsung Losing Money With Each Sale

Tim December 29, 2025

A report out of South Korea is painting a suboptimal picture for Samsung and its current nice guy pricing of the Galaxy Z...

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025

A small fixer update is rolling out to Google Pixel devices, labeled as Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1. It doesn't appear to be...

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Pixel 10 Pro XL at $400 Off is Crazy Stuff

Kellen December 22, 2025

Last minute shoppers, the greatest Pixel 10 Pro deal in history is here at the perfect time. You can take up to $400 off the...

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Google Decides That Google Assistant Can Stick Around a Bit Longer, Pushes Gemini Switch to 2026

Kellen December 19, 2025

You may have forgotten the timeline, but Google was pushing to force all off of Google Assistant and onto Gemini by the end...

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What’s New in Android 16 QPR3 Beta: At a Glance, Flashlight, Navigation Buttons, More

Kellen December 18, 2025

Google may have released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 at the worst possible time of the day, but we're still going to dive into it...

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update,...

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Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices Get New December Update (Updated)

Kellen December 17, 2025

All of Google's still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug...

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Google’s Latest Ad Pokes at iPhone for Copying Its Features, iPhone 17 Rumors

Kellen May 6, 2025

The iPhone 17 won't arrive for months, likely after Google releases its Pixel 10 series. For the most part, all talk around...

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Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023

Some of you have been lucky enough to receive your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro pre-orders a day early, thanks to Google's wildly...

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Pixel Watch 2 Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023

The Pixel Watch 2 has been on my wrist for a full week and my list of notes has only grown. I've tested sleep tracking, put...

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Video: Galaxy Z Flip 5, Z Fold 5 Unboxing!

Tim July 27, 2023

Samsung was gracious enough to send us its latest foldables devices, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5. Naturally,...

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Google Pixel 7a Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen May 10, 2023

Because the Google Pixel 7a is available today for you to run out and buy at $499, you may not want to wait around for our...

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VIDEO: Galaxy S23 Ultra Unboxing!

Tim February 3, 2023

Unboxing time, baby! We have the Galaxy S23 Ultra in-house, a bit before they're set to make their way to buyers later this...

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Pixel 7 Pro: First 10 Things to Do!

Tim October 13, 2022

Fancy new Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Pro just show up at your doorstep? Perfect, then this video is for you. As is tradition, we've...

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Pixel Watch: First 10 Things To Do!

Kellen October 13, 2022

The day that most of you will receive your Google Pixel Watch from pre-orders is here. It's time for you to slap Google's...

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